Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 341  ·  IC 349  ·  IC 353  ·  IC 354  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 18Tau  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28Tau)  ·  The star Sterope I (21Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau
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Galactic cirrus around the Pleiades, David Elmore
Galactic cirrus around the Pleiades
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Galactic cirrus around the Pleiades

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Galactic cirrus around the Pleiades, David Elmore
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Galactic cirrus around the Pleiades

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The Pleiades are moving through the Milky Way galaxy and passing through an unrelated molecular cloud.  The hot blue stars of the Pleiades are illuminating a portion of that cloud but with a deep exposure the cloud can be seen well beyond the illuminated region.

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Galactic cirrus around the Pleiades, David Elmore